Area of Interaction: Human Ingenuity Unit Question: How can a teenager change the world? Significant Concept: Belief in a simple idea with action behind it can impact a nation.There was a problem in Africa and Richard Turere, an eleven-year-old boy, found the solution. Your assignment is to watch the videos and read the articles listed below. After each, answer the questions using complete sentences and great detail.
Article - Lions No Match For Young Boy and His Invention
Does he think the Lion Lights will work forever? If not, what will he do?
-He goes and finds a solution to that problem.
Article & Video - A Kenyan Teen's Discovery: Let There Be Lights To Save Lions
On this website, watch the video & read the article about Richard.
What would be the consequences if all the lions were killed?
-They would become extinct, and have some effects on the ecosystem. Were there other people trying to solve the lion problem? If so, what ideas had they come up with?
-Building fences, have people go night shifts.
What did Richard use to build these lion lights?
-A car battery, wires, a switch, a flash light, and a Motorcycle indicator to make the light flash.
Richard flew on an airplane for the first time. He met scholars, scientists, and so many other people. What impressed him most during his visit?
-The airplanes, he always wanted to be a aircraft engineer.
Video - Richard Turere - My Invention That Made Peace With Lions
Watch this video. What did Richard spend his time doing before Lion Lights?
-He worked with electronics, he went and took apart his mother's new radio.
How did his hobby help him create his invention?
-He learned how things in electronics work.
Design Cycle
Based on all the videos and articles that you have read about Richard, complete the following.
Explain how Richard used the Design Cycle.
-He found out that lions are scared of moving light, to them it indicates that someone is there guarding their livestock. So he went and got a car battery and a flashlight and a motorcycle indicator to flash the light.
Show examples for each step of the Design Cycle (Research/Analysis, Design, Realizing the Solution, Evaluate). --Hint: He goes through the steps multiple times during the process. Discuss all examples--
-He found out that lions are scared of light, so he made some fire, but it only helped the lions go through and kill their livestock. The next day he went with a torch and started to walk outside in the dark, that time no lions came. Then he figured out lions are scared of light, when it is moving, and that is how he made his invention.
Evaluate
What were some of the unintended outcomes of his solution? (Good or Bad - name at least 2)
-Saved his family's livestock.-Helped him get a scholarship.
Do you have to be rich and educated to invent something that changes the world? Why or Why not?
-No, because he lives in a poor country, and he invented something that can save the lion population and has gotten him a scholarship and helped him get to one of the best schools in Kenya.
How can a teenager change the world?
-Teenagers can do something like recycle or reuse water, and some other people might follow that teenager.
How can you make a change in the world?
-Well help people in need, like hunger donate some food to people.
What are two things that you found the most interesting about Richard's story?
-He never knew how technology worked. He helped people with their livestock and lions population.
If you could talk to Richard and ask him a question, what would you ask him? Why?
Lion Lights
Area of Interaction: Human IngenuityUnit Question: How can a teenager change the world?
Significant Concept: Belief in a simple idea with action behind it can impact a nation.There was a problem in Africa and Richard Turere, an eleven-year-old boy, found the solution. Your assignment is to watch the videos and read the articles listed below. After each, answer the questions using complete sentences and great detail.
Article - Lions No Match For Young Boy and His Invention
Read this article.What was the problem?
-Lions were eating his father's cows.
How did Richard solve the problem?
-He invented "Lion Lights".
Does he think the Lion Lights will work forever? If not, what will he do?
-He goes and finds a solution to that problem.
Article & Video - A Kenyan Teen's Discovery: Let There Be Lights To Save Lions
On this website, watch the video & read the article about Richard.What would be the consequences if all the lions were killed?
-They would become extinct, and have some effects on the ecosystem.
Were there other people trying to solve the lion problem? If so, what ideas had they come up with?
-Building fences, have people go night shifts.
What did Richard use to build these lion lights?
-A car battery, wires, a switch, a flash light, and a Motorcycle indicator to make the light flash.
Richard flew on an airplane for the first time. He met scholars, scientists, and so many other people.
What impressed him most during his visit?
-The airplanes, he always wanted to be a aircraft engineer.
Video - Richard Turere - My Invention That Made Peace With Lions
Watch this video.What did Richard spend his time doing before Lion Lights?
-He worked with electronics, he went and took apart his mother's new radio.
How did his hobby help him create his invention?
-He learned how things in electronics work.
Design Cycle
Based on all the videos and articles that you have read about Richard, complete the following.-He found out that lions are scared of moving light, to them it indicates that someone is there guarding their livestock. So he went and got a car battery and a flashlight and a motorcycle indicator to flash the light.
-He found out that lions are scared of light, so he made some fire, but it only helped the lions go through and kill their livestock. The next day he went with a torch and started to walk outside in the dark, that time no lions came. Then he figured out lions are scared of light, when it is moving, and that is how he made his invention.
Evaluate
What were some of the unintended outcomes of his solution? (Good or Bad - name at least 2)-Saved his family's livestock.-Helped him get a scholarship.
Do you have to be rich and educated to invent something that changes the world? Why or Why not?
-No, because he lives in a poor country, and he invented something that can save the lion population and has gotten him a scholarship and helped him get to one of the best schools in Kenya.
How can a teenager change the world?
-Teenagers can do something like recycle or reuse water, and some other people might follow that teenager.
How can you make a change in the world?
-Well help people in need, like hunger donate some food to people.
What are two things that you found the most interesting about Richard's story?
-He never knew how technology worked. He helped people with their livestock and lions population.
If you could talk to Richard and ask him a question, what would you ask him? Why?
-How did you learn how technology worked?